Director
of the Longmeadow
Campus at the Willie
Ross School
for the Deaf
The
Willie Ross School for the Deaf is seeking an experienced educator of
the deaf and hard-of-hearing to lead its Longmeadow Campus
programs. The Longmeadow Campus serves students ages 3-22 years
of age. This position is a 12 month Administrative position. Duties
will include oversight of the Academic and Transition: School-to-Work
program, development of I.E.P.’s and supervision of direct care staff.
Qualifications include:
• MA Licensure – Teacher of the Deaf
• Fluency in Sign Language
• Comfortable using Simcom Approach
The
appointment will be effective July 1, 2010. Please send resume to
Veronica Miller, Coordinator of Students and Administrative Services @
Willie Ross School for the Deaf, 32 Norway Street, Longmeadow, MA
01106. No phone calls, please.
Teacher
of the
Deaf - Preschool - Full Time
Classroom
teacher
for Early Childhood classroom for the 2010-2011 school year at the
Longmeadow Campus which is an Immersion Program for children ages
3-22. Support staff include Speech Pathologist, audiologist,
counselors, and classroom assistant.
Requirements:
Fluency in sign language
Massachusetts Certification in Deaf Education
Master Degree
Comfort in using a simcom approach
Experience working with young children
Experience in working with children with implants is
preferred.
Please
contact:
Greg DeLisle
Deputy Executive Director
Willie Ross School for the Deaf, 32 Norway Street, Longmeadow, MA
01106
413-567-0374 (Voice and TDD)
gdelisle@willierossschool.org
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About Willie Ross School for
the Deaf
The Willie Ross School is one of the
most
uniquely organized schools for deaf and hard-of-hearing students in the
United States, and it has an ambitious mission and a rich history. The
focus of the school, since its founding by parents in 1967, has been on
providing quality programs and services to the students that it serves.
Willie Ross has always invested in student programs before facilities
and has long acknowledged that its human resources are the most
precious resource that it possesses.
The School has frequent professional
opportunities for
those interested in working with the students served by the school. At
the Longmeadow Campus, deaf students are immersed in the instructional
process with other deaf and hard-of-hearing students. All
young
children begin school at this campus, and programs provided are early
childhood, primary, elementary, middle, and high school. The School's
Partnership Campus is in an adjacent suburban community, where Willie
Ross School has classrooms at an elementary school, the middle school,
and the high school, providing opportunities for students mainstreaming
at all levels with age-appropriate hearing peers.
Professional
qualifications
include knowledge of Chapter 766 and IDEA. A resumé,
evidence of licensure as a teacher of the deaf (or other appropriate
licensure), sign language proficiency, and three letters of reference
are required for any professional application.
The
School has a Longmeadow Campus for students in the following programs:
early childhood, primary, elementary, middle, and high school. The
Longmeadow Campus serves students ages 2.9 through 22 years of age.
Programs that are offered on the Campus represent a continuum of
services and opportunities for students. The School has a Partnership
Campus in an adjacent suburban community. Willie Ross School has
classrooms at an elementary school, the middle school, and the high
school. These programs provide opportunities for inclusion at all
levels.
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